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İbrahim Edhem Efendi

Annual salary study and register readings

This study view uses the annual salary reference records. The main biography brings together the wider career and its sources.

Life and register readings

Born in Medina (Medine) in 1854/55 (AH 1271), İbrahim Edhem Efendi came from the İslam community; the father's occupation was "Harem-i Şerif nakkaşı ve sıvacısı". At about 19, in 1874/75, İbrahim Edhem began work in Medina. The first annual entry, for 1874/75, places İbrahim Edhem in Medina, the birthplace, as Hazine-i Celile Divaniyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımı, where the entries run to 1878/79. İbrahim Edhem then moved to Mecca (Mekke) from 1879 to 1882. Alongside, the lists for 1881 to 1884 give a second post, in Jeddah as Sancak muhasebe refik-i sanisi. Alongside, the lists for 1883 to 1892 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Mal Muduru, with a rise to Mal Muduru. Alongside, the lists for 1891 to 1911 give a second post, in Jeddah as Sancak muhasebe kâtib-i evveli.

Pay rose from 285 kuruş a month in 1875/76 to a peak of 900 in 1910/11, in Jeddah, when two in three paid officials earned less. In all, 37 years of salary come to 243,084 kuruş, 1.3 times what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The last annual entry is for 1910/11.

Places in order of time

Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.

All 5 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1879/801881/821891/921235MedinaMeccaJeddah

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 4 (Yenbeü'l-bahr).

  1. Medina (Medine)

    Born 1854/55 (AH 1271); First work 1874/75 (AH 1291); 1874 to 1879 (AH 1291 to 1296)

    Hazine-i Celile Divaniyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımı

    250 to 285 kuruş a month; entries in 6 years

  2. Mecca (Mekke)

    1879 to 1882 (AH 1297 to 1299)

    Şevne kâtibi

    205 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  3. Jeddah (Cidde)

    1881 to 1884 (AH 1299 to 1301)

    Sancak muhasebe refik-i sanisi

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  4. Yenbeü'l-bahr as worded, no place record not on the map

    1883 to 1892 (AH 1301 to 1309)

    Mal Muduru 1883 to 1887 (AH 1301 to 1304); Kaymakam vekili 1884/85 (AH 1302); Mal müdürü (İnfisal) 1886 to 1892 (AH 1304 to 1309)

    500 to 628.5 kuruş a month; entries in 9 years

  5. Jeddah (Cidde)

    1891 to 1911 (AH 1309 to 1328)

    Sancak muhasebe kâtib-i evveli

    450 to 900 kuruş a month; entries in 20 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
02004006008001,0001875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 13241908/09AH 13261910/11AH 1328900 kuruşŞevne kâtibiMal MuduruMal müdürü (İnfisal)Sancak muhasebe kâtib-i evveli
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001,0001875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 13241908/09AH 13261910/11AH 1328This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same province

Log scale: equal steps are equal ratios. The median of the same title is drawn for the years in which at least 5 officials with that title had a salary, and the median of the same province for the years in which at least 5 officials were paid in the province of the official's salary that year.

The numbers of the chart
Salary of İbrahim Edhem Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1875/7628545045026%
1876/7728542028528%
1877/7828545028528%
187825045027523%
1878/7925040025021%
1879/8020540020514%
1880/8120540014416%
1881/8230040016028%
1882/8330040016427%
1883/84628.540045073%
1884/85628.540045073%
1885/86628.540045072%
1886/87628.540045071%
1887/8860040064%
1888/8960040066%
1889/9060040066%
1890/9160040065%
1891/9263940030071%
1892/93639400252.572%
1893/94639400262.571%
1894/9563940032570%
1895/9663940030070%
1896/97639450277.569%
1897/9857640025069%
1898/9963940030071%
1899/190063940030071%
1900/0163940030071%
1901/02639400292.570%
1902/0363940025071%
1903/0463940530070%
1904/0563940030070%
1905/0663943040068%
1906/0763945032267%
1907/0863946034465%
1908/09639400415.0565%
1909/1063960023556%
1910/1190050040066%

Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.

Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.

Career of İbrahim Edhem Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1874/75AH 1291First workMedina (Medine)
1874 to 1879AH 1291 to 1296Hazine-i Celile Divaniyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımı
10 entries
YearSalary
1874/75
1875/76
1875/76
1875/76285
1876/77285
1877/78285
1877/78250
1878250
1878/79250
1878/79
Medina (Medine)
1879 to 1882AH 1297 to 1299Şevne kâtibi
4 entries
YearSalary
1879/80205
1880/81205
1881/82205
1881/82
Mecca (Mekke)205
1881 to 1884AH 1299 to 1301Sancak muhasebe refik-i sanisi
3 entries
YearSalary
1881/82300
1882/83300
1883/84300
Jeddah (Cidde)300
1883 to 1887AH 1301 to 1304Mal Muduru
4 entries
YearSalary
1883/84628.5
1884/85628.5
1885/86628.5
1886/87628.5
628.5
1884/85AH 1302Kaymakam vekili
2 entries
YearSalary
1884/85500
1884/85
500
1886 to 1892AH 1304 to 1309Mal müdürü (İnfisal)
6 entries
YearSalary
1886/87
1887/88600
1888/89600
1889/90600
1890/91600
1891/92600
600
1891 to 1911AH 1309 to 1328Sancak muhasebe kâtib-i evveli
35 entries
YearSalary
1891/92639
1892/93639
1893/94639
1893/94450
1894/95639
1894/95450
1894/95
1895/96639
1896/97639
1896/97576
1897/98576
1898/99576
1898/99450
1898/99
1898/99639
1899/1900639
1900/01639
1901/02639
1902/03639
1902/03450
1903/04639
1903/04450
1904/05639
1904/05450
1904/05
1904/05450
1905/06639
1905/06450
1905/06
1906/07639
1907/08639
1908/09639
1909/10639
1910/11639
1910/11900
Jeddah (Cidde)639 to 900

Record

Personal

Born
1854/55 (AH 1271)
Birthplace
Medina (Medine)
Community
İslam
Father's occupation
Harem-i Şerif nakkaşı ve sıvacısı

First work

Year
1874/75 (AH 1291)

Recorded with

Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.

Same place, same years

Of the 36 officials with entries in Jeddah (Cidde) in the same years, İbrahim Edhem Efendi had the 13th highest salary.

All 52 officials with entries in Jeddah (Cidde)

Same job title, same years

Of the 58 officials with the title Mal Muduru in the same years, 57 have a recorded salary; İbrahim Edhem Efendi had the 19th highest salary of them.

All 223 officials with the title Mal Muduru

Same birthplace

Of the 64 officials born in Medina (Medine), 58 have a recorded salary; İbrahim Edhem Efendi had the 18th highest salary of them.

The page of Medina (Medine), with the 64 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 152 officials whose first annual entry is for 1874/75 (AH 1291), 130 have a recorded salary; İbrahim Edhem Efendi had the 31st highest salary of them.

All 152 officials whose first annual entry is for 1874/75 (AH 1291)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of İbrahim Edhem Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1874/75AH 1291Hazine-i Celile Divaniyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıMedina (Medine)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1875/76AH 1292Hazine-i Celile Divaniyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıMedina (Medine)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1875/76AH 1292Hazine-i Celile Divaniyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımı (Görevin sona ermesi)Medina (Medine)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1875/76AH 1292Hecinli akîl askeri ikinci bölük kâtibiMedina (Medine)285Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1876/77AH 1293Hecinli akîl askeri ikinci bölük kâtibiMedina (Medine)285Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1877/78AH 1294Hecinli akîl askeri ikinci bölük kâtibiMedina (Medine)285Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1877/78AH 1294Hecinli akîl askeri ikinci bölük mülazım-ı evveliMedina (Medine)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1878AH 1295Hecinli akîl askeri ikinci bölük mülazım-ı evveliMedina (Medine)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1878/79AH 1296Hecinli akîl askeri ikinci bölük mülazım-ı evveliMedina (Medine)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1878/79AH 1296Hecinli akîl askeri ikinci bölük mülazım-ı evveli (İnfisal)Medina (Medine)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1879/80AH 1297Şevne kâtibiMecca (Mekke)205Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1880/81AH 1298Şevne kâtibiMecca (Mekke)205Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1881/82AH 1299Şevne kâtibiMecca (Mekke)205Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1881/82AH 1299Şevne kâtibi (İstifa)Mecca (Mekke)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1881/82AH 1299Sancak muhasebe refik-i sanisiJeddah (Cidde)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1882/83AH 1300Sancak muhasebe refik-i sanisiJeddah (Cidde)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1883/84AH 1301Sancak muhasebe refik-i sanisiJeddah (Cidde)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1883/84AH 1301Mal MuduruYenbeü'l-bahr628.5Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1884/85AH 1302Mal MuduruYenbeü'l-bahr628.5Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1884/85AH 1302Kaymakam vekiliYenbeü'l-bahr500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1884/85AH 1302Kaymakam vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)Yenbeü'l-bahrAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1885/86AH 1303Mal MuduruYenbeü'l-bahr628.5Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1886/87AH 1304Mal MuduruYenbeü'l-bahr628.5Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1886/87AH 1304Mal müdürü (İnfisal)Yenbeü'l-bahrAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1887/88AH 1305Vilayet matbaa müdürüHicaz Vilayeti600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1888/89AH 1306Vilayet matbaa müdürüHicaz Vilayeti600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1889/90AH 1307Vilayet matbaa müdürüHicaz Vilayeti600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1890/91AH 1308Vilayet matbaa müdürüHicaz Vilayeti600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1891/92AH 1309Vilayet matbaa müdürüHicaz Vilayeti600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1891/92AH 1309Sancak muhasebe kâtib-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)639Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1892/93AH 1310Sancak muhasebe kâtib-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)639Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1893/94AH 1311Sancak muhasebe kâtib-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)639Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1893/94AH 1311Sancak muhasebecisi vekiliJeddah (Cidde)450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1894/95AH 1312Sancak muhasebe kâtib-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)639Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1894/95AH 1312Sancak muhasebecisi vekiliJeddah (Cidde)450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1894/95AH 1312Sancak muhasebecisi vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)Jeddah (Cidde)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1895/96AH 1313Sancak muhasebe kâtib-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)639Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1896/97AH 1314Sancak muhasebe kâtib-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)639Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1896/97AH 1314Sancak muhasebe kâtib-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)576Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1897/98AH 1315Sancak muhasebe kâtib-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)576Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1898/99AH 1316Sancak muhasebe kâtib-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)576Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1898/99AH 1316Sancak muhasebecisi vekiliJeddah (Cidde)450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1898/99AH 1316Sancak muhasebecisi vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)Jeddah (Cidde)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1898/99AH 1316Sancak muhasebe kâtib-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)639Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1899/1900AH 1317Sancak muhasebe kâtib-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)639Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1900/01AH 1318Sancak muhasebe kâtib-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)639Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1901/02AH 1319Sancak muhasebe kâtib-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)639Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1902/03AH 1320Sancak muhasebe kâtib-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)639Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1902/03AH 1320Sancak muhasebecisi vekiliJeddah (Cidde)450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1903/04AH 1321Sancak muhasebe kâtib-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)639Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1903/04AH 1321Sancak muhasebecisi vekiliJeddah (Cidde)450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1904/05AH 1322Sancak muhasebe kâtib-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)639Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1904/05AH 1322Sancak muhasebecisi vekiliJeddah (Cidde)450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1904/05AH 1322Sancak muhasebecisi vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)Jeddah (Cidde)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1904/05AH 1322Sancak muhasebecisi vekiliJeddah (Cidde)450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1905/06AH 1323Sancak muhasebe kâtib-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)639Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1905/06AH 1323Sancak muhasebecisi vekiliJeddah (Cidde)450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1905/06AH 1323Sancak muhasebecisi vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)Jeddah (Cidde)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1906/07AH 1324Sancak muhasebe kâtib-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)639Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1907/08AH 1325Sancak muhasebe kâtib-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)639Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1908/09AH 1326Sancak muhasebe kâtib-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)639Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1909/10AH 1327Sancak muhasebe kâtib-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)639Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1910/11AH 1328Sancak muhasebe kâtib-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)639Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
1910/11AH 1328Sancak muhasebe başkâtibiJeddah (Cidde)900Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
What the sources named in this table are
Selected canonical career records
Dated AH projections of the selected canonical collection; documentary and inferred bases remain available in each dossier.
Recorded values of İbrahim Edhem Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
What the sources named in this table are
Selected canonical career records
Dated AH projections of the selected canonical collection; documentary and inferred bases remain available in each dossier.

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